You can use Aspen, newspaper, calci-sand or carefresh.
Don't ever use cedar, it can kill your dragon. And pine is not recommended because of all the oils in it.
2006-09-13 09:40:09
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answered by Jen 6
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Depending on how old your Bearded Dragon is decides on what kind of bedding or substrate you should use. If they're under I think it's around 6 inches from vent to nose then don't use a sandy substrate. Use a carpet or sheets or news paper. They're both easy to keep clean and will prevent the baby lizard from ingesting the sand and hurting itself.
If it's over 6 inches from nose to vent, then you can put in a sandy, calcium substrate without much worry about the lizard ingesting the substrate and harming itself.
Sorry about the length. ^^;;
2006-09-13 11:20:15
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answered by Manda Panda 2
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I've always used sand with my beardie. He was about 4 or 5 inches when I got him and he's about 18 inches now. Sand has never bothered him. I was even told, by an exotic animal expert, to go to someplace like Lowes or Home Depot and buy the playground sand in bags.
2006-09-13 15:49:41
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answered by emtbcmvfd 2
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I use the ground nut shell (walnut shells, I think) substrate. If she swallows it, it just passes through. She is 8 years old and I have used it from the beginning. Please do not use hot rocks. Heat lizards from the top with lights. If a rock shorts out or gets hotter as it gets older (they tend to do that), your dragon can get burned. They don't know when to get off.
2006-09-16 06:38:52
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answered by cgl 2
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My bearded dragon eather sleeps on his heat rock or on the calci-sand
2006-09-13 09:44:39
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answered by Morgan 3
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use play sand NOT calci sand it has calcium in it and the beardies lick it this will cause impaction and then he will die :( give calcium in the form of dusting crickets before feeding
2006-09-17 06:53:21
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answered by cameron b 4
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Just do some research.
2006-09-16 18:41:53
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answered by alvinyprime 3
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You Didn't know that BEFORE you got it???? Shame on you.
2006-09-13 09:12:15
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answered by Anonymous
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